Scientists are using “trapped ions” in highly precise experiments to search for a new, fifth force of nature that could help explain elusive dark matter. The invisible dark matter is one of the ...

Dark matter, the invisible glue that outweighs normal matter in the cosmos, is starting to look less like a passive backdrop and more like a player with its own rules. As astronomers push their ...

For decades, you have heard scientists say that most of the universe is missing. They are not being dramatic. They mean it in a literal sense. A huge share of matter in the cosmos cannot be seen or ...

Dark matter is some kind of substance that has gravity—it holds galaxies together—yet cannot be directly seen with any ...

A new theory claims dark matter and dark energy don’t exist — they’re just side effects of the universe’s changing forces. By rethinking gravity and cosmic timelines, it could rewrite our ...